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SEWING MACHINE WORK
BOOK
Free-Motion Stitching
Free Motion Tips:
• The key to successful free-motion stitching is to run the
motor at a consistent speed and move the fabric at a
consistent and smooth speed.
• Set the Slide Speed Control to medium and oor the foot
control, or use the Start/Stop button on the machine.
Two 12” x 12” pieces medium weight cotton
One 12” x 12” piece low-loft cotton batting
80/12 Quilting needle
40 weight quilting thread in needle
60 wt thread in bobbin
Default
Free-motion Embroidery Foot (RX)
Feed dog down
Free-motion stitching refers to sewing without the feeding
aid of the sewing machine. The feed dog is lowered and
the fabric stays in the same place unless you manually
move it. Free-motion stitching is used in quilting and thread
painting.
1. Make a “quilt sandwich” with the batting between
two layers of fabric and practice “drawing” a variety of
shapes (see below) on fabric as follows:
2. Using the foot control or the Start/Stop button to run
the machine, move the fabric in a forward and back
motion.
3. Move fabric from top to bottom; then side to side,
keeping the lines of stitching perpendicular to each
other. (1)
4. Move fabric to the right, down, to the right, up, to the
right, down, to the right, and up. (2)
5. Move the fabric in smooth curves in an up and down
motion working from left to right. (3)
6. Move the fabric in loops (4) or gure 8 shapes.
7. Create stippling shapes – think of interconnecting
puzzle pieces with evenly sized “bumps.” Avoid
“painting yourself into a corner" and/or stitching across
a previously stitched line. (5)
HOW
Do you know how to:
• Lower the feed dogs?
• Move the fabric for even and consistent
stitching?
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